Nonconforming rotated Q1 element for Reissner-Mindlin plate

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1311-1342

  Ming, Pingbing ^a   Shi, Zhong Ci ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Locking free element; Nonconforming rotated Q1 element; Reissner Mindlin plate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035624022     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202501001343     Document Type: Article

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